原文出处：
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/toddler-struck-albert-almora-jrs-foul-b
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原文：The 2-year-old girl struck by a foul ball hit by Albert Almora Jr. durin
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Cubs-Astros game last season has a permanent brain injury, her family’s
attorney said.
“She (the child) has an injury to a part of the brain, and it is permanent,”
attorney Richard Mithoff told the Houston Chronicle. “She remains subject
to seizures and is on medication and will be, perhaps, for the rest of her
life. That may or may not be resolved.”
Mithoff added doctors described the injury as affecting the girl’s central
nervous system like how a stroke would. Injuries to the affected areas of the
brain can lead to seizures, loss of sensation and spatial awareness, per
Mithoff. Other potential effects include periods of unresponsiveness,
frequent headaches and night terrors.
The Cubs and Astros squared off at Minute Maid Park in Houston last May 29.
In the fourth inning, Almora lined a foul into the third base line stands,
striking the young girl. He was immediately distraught, knowing where the
ball landed.
"That's probably what sucked the most," Almora said after the game. "It's
just the way life is. As soon as I hit it, the first person I locked eyes on
was her."
Almora reached out to the girl’s family afterwards, but they asked for
privacy on her condition.
"I hope this never happens again, so whatever the league has to do to make
that happen," Almora said on May 31 in St. Louis. "I don't think any kid that
goes to a baseball game with their parents or whoever should worry about
making it out unhealthy or whatever the case may be. I don't think that
should ever cross their mind.
"Whatever the league needs to do to do that, that should be in place."
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced last month extended netting is coming
to all 30 ballparks in 2020. How far the netting will extend at Wrigley Field
has yet to be announced.
No legal action has been filed, but Mithoff declined to comment on any
conversations he may have had with the Astros. The club has also declined
comment, citing concerns for the family.
去年5月29日小熊与太空人的比赛中，有位两岁的小球迷被Albert Almora Jr.击出的界外
强袭球打中头部，随后被检查出脑部损伤。根据律师Richard Mithoff的说法，小球迷的
脑部
到现在还是会受到癫痫的影响，目前仍在接受治疗。这个损伤影响中枢神经系统的程度类
似于中风，可能导致癫痫、感官神经功能丧失、空间感丧失等后遗症，而且这个损伤的影
响可能永久跟随着这个小球迷。
Rob Manfred 曾公开表示将会于2020年延长所有MLB球场的保护网，希望MLB能保护好进场
看球的球迷，不要再让这种可怕又遗憾的事情发生。